Ninja (2009/I)

Director:

Isaac Florentine

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (story)
Michael Hurst (written by)

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A westerner named Casey, studying Ninjutsu in Japan, is asked by the Sensei to return to New York to protect the legendary Yoroi Bitsu, an armored chest that contains the weapons of the last Koga Ninja. |

Plot Keywords:

Ninja | Yakuza | Master | One Word Title | American Ninja

Status:

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Status Updated:

16 August 2009

More Info:

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Cast

Scott Adkins	...	Casey
Tsuyoshi Ihara	...	Masazuka
Mika Hijii	...	Namiko
Todd Jensen	...	Det. Traxler
Togo Igawa	...	Sensei
Garrick Hagon	...	Professor Garrison
Miles Anderson	...	Temple
Valentin Ganev	...	Klimitov
Kenji Motomiya	...	Akira
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Adamonovich
other cast:
Kathryn Le	...	Kiko (as Katherine Khuat)
Raicho Vasilev	...	Gunman
Siso Kamburov	...	Abramov
Velizar Binev	...	Waiter
Assen Blatechki	...	Failed Guard
Harry Anichkin	...	Very Rich Man
Velizar Peev	...	Ring Guard
Ryan Moriarty	...	Additional Voices
Mike Johnson
Plamen Manassiev	...	Spokesman

MPAA:

Rated R for violence throughout.

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45044)

Filming Locations:

New Boyana Film Studios, Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Fighter Productions

2009 action in an 80's movie

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Wow... I saw this movie two weeks ago on a sneak preview in Kuala Lumpur. I had no idea what to expect but being a 30-year old guy who grew up on Sho Koshugi and Michael Dudikoff ninja movies I just had to see it.

As to the script it's a plain 80's rip of. An American ninja fighting a envious Japanese ninja including a secret criminal organisation "The Ring" (How's that for a cliché?) makes this movie a typical no brain action movie. Couple it with the east Europe crew and locations and an almost voice over synchronization and you got your selves a good laugh.

In some of the action scenes (that were quite well made most of the time) a street punk almost kills the ninjas where as in others ninjas do a one-blow kill. Kind of inconsistent, don't you think?

All in all I give it a 5/10 just because it took me back to late 80's, early 90's and made me feel like a kid again. I'd actually watch it again for the same reasons I sometime watch "American Ninja", i.e. so I don't forget the lines like:

Soldier-Sir, have you ever heard of ninjitsu, the ancient art of assassination? General-"Of course I have! (American Ninja 1)

And laugh my a** off with my buddies...